resort
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
resorts
plural
resorts
Britannica Dictionary definition of RESORT
1
[count]
:
a place where people go for vacations
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a ski/beach/golf resort
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a resort hotel
2
[count]
:
something that you choose for help
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“We may have to ask them for more time.” “That should be our last resort.” [=that should be something we do only if nothing else works]
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Our first resort was to go to the police.
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The company will only declare bankruptcy as a last/final resort. = (Brit) The company will only declare bankruptcy in the last resort.
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a weapon of last resort [=a weapon that is only used if its use cannot be avoided]
3
[noncount]
:
the act of doing or using something especially because no other choices are possible
— usually + to
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The police hope to end the standoff without resort to force. [=without using force]
2
resort
/rɪˈzoɚt/
verb
resorts;
resorted;
resorting
2
resort
/rɪˈzoɚt/
verb
resorts;
resorted;
resorting
Britannica Dictionary definition of RESORT
resort to
[phrasal verb]
resort to (something)
:
to do or use (something) especially because no other choices are possible
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We want to resolve this crisis without resorting to violence.
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He had to resort to asking his parents for money.
